Barbara's Birthday

Yesterday was Bastille Day in France and Barbara Baugnon's birthday in the United States. We celebrated both with a great dinner at Genoa, our favorite Portland restaurant. As you all know they have a five course dinner with two pasta choices and three entree choices. Per usual, the food was amazing and we also got a great wine recommendation, although I can't find it on their website menu list, so I'll have to get back to you on that. Below is the summer menu, which should be available for the next couple of months.


First Course
Scamorze allo spiedo - creamy scamorza cheese skewered onto rosemary stems, pan seared then served with marinated baby artichokes and Dulce’s Pickled Asparagus

Pasta Course
Farfalline con pisselli e fave - small hand-made pasta butterflies tossed in a savory San Marzano tomato sauce with tender Viridian Farms peas, fava beans, lemon zest and fresh sheeps milk ricotta

Salad Course
Scapece di salmone alla vastese - a salad of wild Oregon Sockeye salmon that has been marinated in champagne vinegar, white verjus, saffron and aromatic vegetables served over baby spinach, sweet basil and Yukon gold potatoes

Main Course
Dentice e calamari in purgatorio - Line caught pacific rockfish and calamari sautéed in a spicy sauce of onions, white wine, tomatoes and dried chiles. Served with roasted Gale’s Meadow farms broccoli or Lombatine pepate e fiamma - Grilled Pepper and herb crusted strip loin steak flamed with strega liquor and served with a saffron risotto stuffed pepper and a raw zucchini and mint salad. We skipped the mixed grill rabbit.

Dessert
Amaretto soufflé, and chocolate/espresso semifreddo

5:30pm – 9:30pm, Tuesday through Sunday

Genoa Restaurant
2832 SE Belmont St.
Portland, OR 97214
(503) 238-1464